The finance team at Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii is adept at acting on both borrower and lender sides of financial transactions, and is well versed at acting for banks with Romanian operations. Fintech work is a specialist area of focus for the group. Bogdan Stoica is the practice head; Alexandru Ambrozie and Ioana Lazar are other key names to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Always close to the client's needs, acting somehow like an extension of the company; flexible, business oriented, always available and problem solving. Very good professionals, nice people. A pleasure to make a team with them for any project and these "attributes" and spirit are seen for the whole company (from associate to partner). Fees well calibrated for each project.’

  • ‘We have been working for many years in complex financing arrangements with PNSA. They do credit, debt, financial instruments, capital markets, project finance, operating a large experienced team.’

  • ‘Alexandru Ambrozie, Bogdan Stoica and Ioana Lazar are all experienced and pragmatic. With Alexandru Ambrozie we have worked constantly for a very long time.’

Key clients

  • BRD Société Générale
  • Banque Banorient France
  • Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited United Kingdom
  • Libra Internet Bank
  • Deutsche Leasing
  • The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  • Ameropa Group/Ameropa Grains/ Azomures/Chimpex
  • KBC Bank
  • Oresa

Work highlights

  • Advised the Ameropa Group on financings worth €550m.
  • Advised Paval Holding on two credit facilities from Raiffeisen Bank relating to the acquisition of U Center 1.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bogdan Stoica

Other key lawyers

Alexandru Ambrozie, Ioana Lazar